About us
The Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation (abbreviated as "Eco-Mo Foundation") was established as the Foundation for Promoting Amenities of Transport with the help of the Nippon Foundation and other organizations concerned in 1994, and it started to use the current name in 1997 when it expanded its operations by adding the environmental measure program in the field of transport to the barrier-free transport promotion program and 4/1/2012 The Prime Minister accredited and transitioned to the Public Interest Incorporated Association. Japan has been facing various issues in the 21st century. In the field of transport, there are growing demands for more than just fast and safe transport; rather, transport system is required to be safe and without anxiety for all people and to be in harmony with the global environment. Concerning barrier-free promotion program, we have made efforts to promote barrier-free transport using both soft and hard measures. We have equipped barrie-free facilities in railway stations and passenger vessels. At the same time, we have carried out awareness campaigns, provided information and conducted research intended to help the elderly and the disabled to move safety and comfortably.
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